Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Specific contraceptives contested by plaintiffs ==== The plaintiffs believed that life began at [[Fertilisation|conception]] which they equated to [[fertilization]], and objected to their businesses providing health insurance coverage to their female employees of four [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]]-approved [[birth control|contraceptives]] that the plaintiffs believed prevented [[implantation (human embryo)|implantation of a fertilized egg]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Carroll|first=Aaron E.|date=June 30, 2014|title=How Hobby Lobby ruling could limit access to birth control|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/02/upshot/how-hobby-lobby-ruling-could-limit-access-to-birth-control.html|access-date=July 2, 2014|archive-date=July 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701182059/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/02/upshot/how-hobby-lobby-ruling-could-limit-access-to-birth-control.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The plaintiffs believed the following forms of birth control constituted an [[abortion]]:<ref>{{cite news|last=Liptak|first=Adam|date=June 30, 2014|title=Supreme Court rejects contraceptives mandate for some corporations. Justices rule in favor of Hobby Lobby|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/us/hobby-lobby-case-supreme-court-contraception.html|access-date=July 2, 2014|archive-date=July 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701141819/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/us/hobby-lobby-case-supreme-court-contraception.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Barnes|first=Robert|date=June 30, 2014|title=Supreme Court sides with employers over birth control mandate|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/supreme-court-sides-with-employers-over-birth-control-mandate/2014/06/30/852e5c84-fc61-11e3-b1f4-8e77c632c07b_story.html|access-date=July 2, 2014|archive-date=July 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701174801/http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/supreme-court-sides-with-employers-over-birth-control-mandate/2014/06/30/852e5c84-fc61-11e3-b1f4-8e77c632c07b_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Richey|first=Warren|date=June 30, 2014|title=Supreme Court rules against contraceptive mandate in Hobby Lobby case|newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/0630/Supreme-Court-rules-against-contraceptive-mandate-in-Hobby-Lobby-case-video|access-date=July 4, 2014|archive-date=July 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704113327/http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/0630/Supreme-Court-rules-against-contraceptive-mandate-in-Hobby-Lobby-case-video|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Emergency contraception|Emergency contraceptive]] pills ** [[levonorgestrel]] (sold under the brand name Plan B among others) ** [[ulipristal acetate]] (sold under the brand name Ella among others) * [[Intrauterine device]]s (IUDs) ** [[copper IUD]]s (sold under the brand name ParaGard among others) ** [[Hormonal IUDs]] (sold under the brand names Mirena and Skyla among others) Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page